Ironing-machine.



, A. HAMMER & F. EGERSDb RFER.

IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1914.

7 Patented Mar. 27,1917.

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IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I4. I914.

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IRONING MACHINE.

APPLI CATION FILED JULY 14, 1914.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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IRONING MACHINE,"

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 14, 1914. Serial No. 850,898.

To all whom t't may concern:

' e it known that we, ARTHUR HAMMER and Fair Erucnsnonrnn, both subjects of the German Emperor, residing at Berlin and Charlottenb' rg. Germany, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Ironing-Machines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, this specification.

- The object of this invention is to provide an ironing machine, in which the relative motion between the iron and the ironingtable in the ironing plane for the actual ironing, as well as the motion in a transverse direction to the first motion, which allows of obtaining the necessary ironing pressure and facilitates also the introduction and the withdrawal of both effected by power driven means.

- A further object of the invention is to provide meas for impart-ing to the iron the ironing movement as well as the movement in a transverse direction to same. In this manner a considerable simplification of the driving gear of the machine is obtained, inasmuch as the drive requires to actuate only one part, viz. the iron, while the other part can remain entirely at rest. The operation of the machine is also substantially facilithe new construction.

Further improvements relate to the driving means oftheiron and to the manner of coupling this driving means with the main shaft of the machine.

The drawings show the invention in several forms of COI1SlJI'11Cl31OI1,'a-S follows Figure 1 shows the new lronmg machine 'in vertical. section; .i Fig. 2 shows it in vert cal section on the line 22. of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a Fig. 4 shows the which form a part of the articles to be ironed, are c v by means of two portion of the machine in; vertical section on line 3+3 ofFig. 1 to a larger scale; i

arrange ment of the pedin such a manner, that L 5 also shows in plan another method of driving the iron with automatic operation of the couplings;

Fig. (3 shows this arrangement in a section corresponding to Fig. 1;

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show rangement.

Fig. 10 is a detail a. modified form of ment used herewith.

Fig. 11 is a detail side elevation showing asecond modification of the iron guiding de vice.

Fig. 12 is a detail side elevation of an arrangement wherein the iron is stationary and the table is reciprocated horizontally and vertically.

Fig. 13 is a detail side elevation of an arrangement wherein the iron is arranged for vertical reciprocation and the table for horizontal reciprocation.

Figs. 10 to 13 show further modifications hereinafter referred to.

As can be seen from Figs. l2, the frame of the ironing machine consists substantially of two parts, viz., a lower pedestal frame 1 which carries the ironing table 2 as well as bearings for the pedals, and the upper details of this arside elevation showing iron guiding arrangeiron 4 and its supporting means aswell as gearing which imparts the various motions to the iron. The table 2 which consists of a holloweasting stiflened by means of ribs, is supported bolts 5, 5, which each pass throughtwo eyes provided on the frame" and a corresponding transverse bore of the ironing table.

The iron 4 consists likewise of a hollow casting rein orced by means of ti s, to

in stutfing boxes 7, 7. This arrangement is omitted in Fig; 2, for the sake of clearness. The iron is supported by means of four arms 8 arranged in pairs, in which "sliding rollers 9 are mounted, in a guide piece 10 extending substantially over the entirelength of the ironing table pipes 6, 6, lower ends can slide swingabl'y mounted machine 1n thelongitudinal direction of the table.

' 15 which are fixed in supports on the upper face of the guide-piece 10 and ,35 ner resilient stops are '40 forcing. sidewise 60 vers.

its whole length,-in which the rollers 9,

which serve for supporting the iron, run.

For protection against any lubricating 01]. which may drip off, oil channels 12 (Fig.

' 2) are. provided below the slot 11 in the longitudinal direction of the guide-piece 10. The guide-piece 10 is itself mounted in such a manner, that it can be moved only in a verticaldirection. For this purpose there are provided two guide members 13 14 arranged which slide in the bores 'of corresponding sleeves 16 extending downward from the top of the frame portion 3. The upward and downward movement of theguide-piece 10 carrying. the iron 4 is imparted to it by means of four toggle levers 17, 18, the upper arms 17 of which are supported by bolts 19 mounted in the top 15 of the frame portion 3. These bolts are formed as'cylinders,

v which are passed through correspondin bores in the top 15 which is strengthene at these places, said bolts 19 resting on the top 15 by means of a flange 20. The upper ends of the cylindrical bolts are surrounde by caps 21, against the top of whichpowerful helical springs 22 bear, the lower ends of said springs bearing against the flanges 20 of the supporting bolts 19. In this man- 1 formed, which are able toyield under strong upward pressure -of the iron.

The raising and lowering of the guide piece 10 carrying the iron is efiected by the of the toggle-levers 17 ,18. This is carried out from the main .driving shaft 23 mounted on the right hand side of the machine through the intermediary of two canr disks 24 and 25 mounted on said shaft, on which run the rollers 26 and 27 of two levers 29.-

and 30 respectively mounted on a common bush 28. The bush 28 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 31, which rests in bearings 32,

33 of the frame portion 3 (Fig. 3) and which carries the driving pulley 34 on the back of the machine. The free end of the lever 30 is connected with the middle joint of the toggle-lever 17, 18 which is arranged farthest to the right by means of two short links 35', the remaining toggle-levers being 1 connected to said right-hand;- toggle-lever by means of two rods 36 engaging with each of the middle joints of the toggle le- The cams 24, and 25 are displaced with regard to one another in such a mannen and are so i that the toggle levers are forced sidewise during substantially one half of the revolution of the shaft 23, while "during the other straightened out on ;a shaft 41, which facing the eccentric or the straightening out formed circumfer entiallyhalf of the revolution they assume the positionshown in Fig. 1, which corresponds to the lowest position ofthe iron 4. 9 I

The reciprocating motion of the iron is likewise effected by ,means of an eccentric 37 which is alsomounted on the rod 38 of said eccentric engaging an arm the shaft 23,

43 jointedly connected to the top 15 of the frame portion 3, the

a link 40. The arm 43 is rigidly mounted rests inbearings 42, 42 of the frame portion 3 and which carries at the other end an arm 39 (Fig. 2) which corresponds exactly to the arm 43, said arm 39 being likewise connected to the iron by means of a link 40.

The eccentric 37 as well as the hub '28 of the cams 24, 25 are-rotatably mounted on 5 the shaft 23, which is driven from the shaft 31 carrying the belt-pulley 34 through the. intermediary of the gear wheels 45 and 46. The rigid connection of the eccentric and of the cams with the shaft 23 is effected by means of couplings 47, 48 which are actuated by pedals mounted in the lower part of the machine frame, said couplings being movable in van axial direction on the shaft 23, but not rotatable on same. The coupling 5 muffs 47 and 48 are provided each witha bolt 49 and 50 respectively on the side 37 and the same disk 24, said bolts 49and 5O beingable to engage in corresponding holes '51 and 52 re spectively of the portions to be coupled, when the coupling muifs are shifted from the position shown in.'Fig. 3 toward the right. This shifting is carried out by meansof shifting levers 55 and 56 swingably mounted on the pins 53 and 54, said shifting levers 55 and 56 engaging in known manner in circumferential grooves 57 and 58 of the coupling muffs. On the pins 53 and 54 there are further mounted levers 59 and 60, which are connected by means of rods 61 and 62 with the pedals 64 and 63 mounted in the lower part of the machine frame Figs. 2 and 4). These pedals are supported on the rod 65. Besides these pedals i are provided three "further .pedals 67, 68 and 69, of which the last can also swing about the rod 65,' and the former. on the rod 66. The lever of the pedal 64 is, as can be seen from Fig.4, extended at the back beyond its fulcrum and is here subjected to the influence of a laterally extended carrier 70 of the pedal lever 67, in such a manner that when thispedal is lowered the back extension of the pedal 64and accordingly the rod 61 are also lowered. I The .carrier 70 extends over the back part of the lever 63 and causes also this to be lowered as well as causing the rod 62 to be correspondingly raised when the pedal 67 is pressed down- 130 I free end of said arm 75 being connected to the iron 4 by means of war rem

when the 68 and 1 carrier 71 63; in this case er 69 is lowered. v A spring 71 (Fig. 1) attached atone end to the machine f tically, while the aining pedals stay in the lower position of the pedal lever 64 again must neighboring leve tion. For this' however only take spring 71 is chosen such the does not sufii hen the car-r artic in t is b lies rece iron is lowered the-edge is b 47. the

i the cam disks 24 and 25 the . 25, thereby causin the to lie straightene shownin Fi down by the la band of the, shirt.

it is required to exercise 5 sure onthe article to. be

lever 64 when the latter is teral carrier 72 the other hand, cc to raise also but that, on

y are pressed down.

The raising by the spring 71 place when the r 69 is in its raised posipurposethe strength of the that it can raise not weighed of the lever its strength the lever 69 ler 7 2 is resting on the lever 64. The method of working ollows:

the machine is as he ironing board on which is laid the le. to be ironed is placed on the table 2 he ordinary manner, so that, if a shirt eing ironed the neck band of the shirt opposite a corresponding semi-circular ss 1280f the iron 4, so that when the ss lies.

The l of the semicircular immediately adjacent to the neckowering of theiron rought about by engaging the coupling or this purpose the operator steps on pedal 64. This causes the coupling mufl 47 (Fig. 3) to be shifted shaft 23. The roller out.

iron in this position,

g. 1. As soon as is manner been lowered upon the article the operator can releasethe the ironing is not to bewproin order to retain for example when a continuouspresironed. When. the

to the right and to be coupled with f 27 runs on the cam toggle lever'17, 18

1118 position is the iron has 1 pedal is released itis brought into its upper posi 7i tion by the spring 71 and the coupling s thus automatically disengaged, which ther the ironing is to e stopping of the cam disks rward of ,the iron on the article, or

be carried out in exists be motion, but is raised during "lowest position. The

the pedal 64.

the iron exerts a presonly during the forward the backward motion, the operator engages only the coupling 48 or elsehe engages this coupling and also the coupling 47. In the first case only e eccentric 3'Z'is brought into action, causing the backward and forward movement. of the iron 4, while in the latter case the cams 24 and 25 revolve simultaneously, whereby the iron is constantly raised and lowered at s of its forward and backward strokes in such a manner that the iron is for example lowered at the right hand end of its stroke, remains lowered during the resuch a manner that sure on the article it again arrives at the right -for a short time raised at eachjend after. completing its stroke ,and then again set down whereupon t emovement in the other direction takes pl This manner of working can be obtained by means of asimplealteration in the designiand arrangement by the driving shaft 23 Also in the case of existing machines a corresponding method of working can be'subsequently obtained by exchanging the cam disk If it is desired to iron in--the ordinary manner, 2'. e. without "lifting the iron at the ends of its stroke, the coupling for the cams is in *the first place engaged by operation of the pedal 64, but the pedal is immediately released as soon as the iron has attained its pring 71 g o the backend of the pedal 64 then causes an immediate disengagement of the coupling, as already mentioned, so that the iron remains in its lower position. The pedal 63 of the cams carried 1s now. depressed, whereby a continuous backward ,and forward movement of the iron is brought about. The stopping of the lron efi'ected by operating the pedal 68,

while the raising of the iron .for the purpose of exchanging the article to be ironed is eifected by a repeated short operation of If 1t is required to iron shirts in the aboye described manner, then the pedal 69 is depressed, whereby the pedals 63 and 64fare simultaneously operated, which causes the that 'the abo've mentioned combined movement of the iron is obtained. The setting to rest is effected by operating the pedal 67 simultaneous engagement of the couplings for the cams as well as for theeccentric, so

63 and 64v and thus on the couplings 47 V and 48. g

If it is requlred to exert a pressure constantly\ without the backward and'forward' movement of the iron, then the pedal 64 is depressed and again released as soon as the ironhas reached its lowest position. If it is desired that the: pressure should be repeated periodically, then the pedal 64 is held in its depressed position, so that the coupling for the cam disks 24and 25 remains constantly engaged and the toggle-lever mechof the" ironing of clearness.

anism of the guide piece 10 carrying the iron is constantly actuated, so that the iron is moved upwardly and downwardly uninterruptedly. J e In Figs. 5to 9 another form of construction of the driving and coupling mechanism machine is shown, which renders possible a completely automatic working of the machine, in such a manner that the operator so adjusts the machine by actuating a coupling that the machine car- .ri'es out a certain number of ironing movements and thereupon automatlcally d1sengages itself. Th1s arrangement renders it In Figs. 5 to 9, the main driving shaft is again denoted by the reference number 23.

The said shaft also carries an eccentric 37 as well as two cam disks mounted on one hub,

with which as in the caseof the above described form of. construction two levers=29 and 30 provided levers being connected with the joints of the toggle-levers'carrying the guiding member of the iron. On the shaft 23 there are further provided, as in the other form of construction, coup cam disks and of the eccentric with the driving shaft can be efiected. In this form of construction however, the engagement of the coupling is not brought about immediately by the operator, but automatically by means of controlling shafts and 6, which are mounted in the machine frame beside the shaft 23. The bearings of the shaftsare indicated in Fig. 5 at the ends of the shafts, but in Fig. 6

The construction. of both controlling shafts is substantially identical, so that it will suffice to describe only one here.

On the controlling shaft 75 there is mounted an arm 77, which engages with the nose 78 of the coupling bolt 79 (Figs. 7 and 8), which ismounted movable in an axial direction in the coupling member 47 and against wheels 96 and 96 with their step wheels.

i 93, 94 and 95. respectively, with rollers co-act, said ling bushes 47 and 48, by means of which the rigid connection of the they are'omitted for the, sake freely about the hub 99.

which can engage in a hole51 the cam disks 24 and 25. The coupling member 47 is mounted rigidly on the shaft ,23 and" cannotbe shifted in axial direction on the shaft. 'The nose 78 of the bolt 79 is provided with an inclin d surface on .itsside away .from the coupling member 47, in such a manner, that. when the arm 7 7 assumes the osition shown in Fig. 7, thecoupling bolt member 47 9 is. drawn out of the coupling 80 when it against the action of its spring runson to the. head of the arm 77, whereby the connection of the memb'er 47 with the hub 28 of the cams 24 and 25 which is loosely mounted on the shaft'23, is removed.

If therefore the arm 77 and the correspond-. ing arm 91 of the second controlling device assume the position shown in Fig. 7, then the backward and forward and also the upward and downward movement of the iron are stopped: The duration of the pause is according to the circumferential extent of the head ofthe arm] 7 7 and also to the speed,

of the latter. This speed also determines the number of revolutions which the cam 24 and 25 and also t'e eccentric 27 make between two pauses; The hubs common to the arms 77 and 91 and to the stepped gear wheels are pressed by ,coil springs 113, 113

the left hand bearings of the controlling in position against stresses exerted upon them by the bolts 79 and 79 if the spur are out of engagement In order to be able to alter this number,

'the controlling shafts 75 and 76 are provided 94 and 95. and

with stepped gear-wheels 93,

the number of which can of course be increased as desired. With these gear wheels a spur wheel 96 and 96 respectively can be brought into engagement, said spur wheels being rotatably mounted on levers-97 and 97 and being in constant engagement with spur wheels 98 and 98'. The spur wheels 98 and 98 are rigidly mounted on hubs 99 and 99 respec tively, which are mounted axially shiftable but non-rotatably on a shaft 100, which is,

driven from the shaft 104 carrying the ing pulley 103 through'the intermediary of gear wheels 101 and 102'. On the shaft 104 there is mounted a second the shaft 23.

The lever 97 which serves as controlling lever, has its end facing shaft 100 formed as a fork, the prongs 114 of which embrace the hub 99 of the gear wheel 98 in such a manner, that this gear wheel can rotatefreely of the hub of I disks shafts inv order to obtain a braking efiect sufficient to hold the arms 77 and 91' gear wheel 105' which engages with the gear wheel 106 of in the fork and the lever 97 may be swung also adapted to be carried along when the lever 97 is shifted axially. The free end The gear 98' is gear wheels 93','94,,or 95'.

The gear wheel 98 shown on the left handside ofFi'g. 5 is arranged in the same manner as the gear wheel 98 just described. It

, is not like the latter however provided with lever 97 can engage. The

I 1n, so. that the ring together with the arm.

and 79' of ingly greater or lesser number and forward andof upwardand downward.

a controlling lever, but shaped arm 97 (Fig. 9), forfmounting the gear wheel 96 Which meshes with the gear wheel 98. The hub portion of the arm 97 is rigidly connected by means of a bridge piece 112 with a ring 109 mounted loosely on the shaft 100 near the is ring possesses a recess.

Th 1n which a pawl 1'10 mounted on thecontrol against the ring 109 by mean's of a spring 111, so that when the recess in this ring lies opposite the end of the pawl, the latter snaps 97 aconnected with it by means of the bridge piece 112 becomes rigidly connected with the controlling'lever 97 This is the case, when the positions of the levers 97 and '97 with regard to the stepped wheels '93, 94c .and 95 and 93, 94,-and 95 correspond to one another. The pawl 110 can be released by a pressure on thelong arm of the pawl-and the rigidconneetion of the arm 97 with the lever 97 thereby can be-removed;

The object of the device is to render possible the putting into operation of one of the stepped wheels 93, 94, 95 either by itself or together with one of the stepped wheels 93,94 and 95, according as to whether one "requires only a backward and forward movement 'of the iron 4 by means of the eccentric 37 or whether one desires to have simultaneously an upward and downward movement of the disks 2.4 and, 25. 'By bringing the gear wheels 96, 96 into engagement with larger or smaller wheels of ,the'stepped wheels, the shafts 75 and 76 rotate at a rate-ofspeed, and accordingly the bolts 79 the couplings for the cams and the eccentric are automatically disengaged after a greater or smaller number of revolutions ofthe shaft 23 and after a correspond .of backward movements of the-iron. The required synchronism of the backward and forward movements and. also of the I upward and downward movements of the ironis assured by deriving both movements from the common driving shaft 23, while the simultaneous disengagement of the gearings which is provided with an eaten.

with a simple fork which serves solely 11 pawl 1 10 is forced left hand end iron by means Ofth cam smaller or higher a 7 ing rolls 122 bring about the two motions is assured by the fact that the controlling shafts and 76 revolve always at the same speed, which in its turn is attained by the factthat the gear wheels 96 and 96 are at a fixed distance-apart and can only be shifted together in axial direction.

' Theftwo movements for the above :ironing rally also be attained Asshown in Fig. 10 'for supported on bars 119 at their upper ends. stationary guide piece 10, two curved slots are branched ofi'. On'ea-ch end of this curved slot swinging parts or of the iron required in another manner. example, thelron 1s which-have rollers 9 reaches the right hand terminal position the switches 116 are turned by the rolls 9 into the dotted position but as soon as the, rolls release the switches the latterfall under the influence of the springs 118 back into their normal position. When afterward the iron moves to the left hand the rolls are guided by the switches 116 into'the slots 11 andthe iron raised. When they arrive at the of the slots 11 the rollers press the switches 115 into the dotted position from which they are returned into their nor- 'mal position under the influence of the spring 118, as soon as they are released from the rolls9. The iron has now been lowered again-and the passage for the movement of the iron to the right hand sidein the slot -11 is then clear again. The eccentric 37 imparts both movements to the iron in this ing rollers 9 would preferably be provided, because a curved slot would have to be specially provided for each roller.

could be entirely omitted in this form of construction. V 1

The upward and downward movement of the iron at the ends of its stroke can also-be obtained by having the hangers of the guiding member" 10 not, as shown Fig. -1, formed as toggle-levers, but by having them rigidly connected with the member 10 and having their upper ends-providedwith roll- Y ers, as shown in Fig ll. In this arrangement the iron 4 is carried by rollers 9 running in the slot 11 of'the member 10 which is in turn carried by means of bars 124 havat theirtop ends engaging in oblique slots which part 120 being periodically 1 reciprocated by operation can natutongues 11.5 and 116, which act as switches are arranged. These tongues are connected with arms 117 springs118.

arrangement. In this-case only two guid- The cam disks 24, 25 together with the gearlngyap- Y pertaining thereto From the-slot 11 of the l then before the iron l 121 of the sliding part 129 is guided in guides 125; the sliding 126 and prevent longitudinal shifting of the x 120 is reversed, the iron is lowered.

. upward movement bar 124 which is connected to acam-dishor eccentric. The bars 124 pass through guides member 10. When the sliding part 120 15 moved to theleft hand in its guides 125, the member 10, together with the iron 4 is lifted by the action of the slots 121 upon the rollers 122. When the movement of the sliding part The operation of the rod 38 for moving the ifon longitudinally must be such in relation to the operation of the bar 124: that in the one final longitudinal position of the iron, the ensues and in the other final longitudinal position the downward movement ensues.

In the device shown in Fig. 12 the iron 4 is stationary apd the table 2 is reciprocate and also moved upward and downward. The means for efi'ecting thisare' silnllar to those shown in Fig. 1, corresponding parts 7 of construction ever, preferable,

\ ,tion of' an iron;

being indicated by the same reference nuand its operation will be readily understood without further,

description.

- In the device sho wn'in Fig. 13,111611'011 4: which is depending from the bell crank levers 17 is arranged to have the upward and, downward movement while the table 2, which slides in-the guide member 127, The forms as first described are, howbecause in their case the article to be ironing table 'on which the ironed is laid remains at rest. What we claim is A 1. In an ironing machine, 'the' combination-of an' iron; an ironing table; power driven ineans for reciprocating one of said members; and power driven means for moving one of said members toward the other member; manually operable starting means for the first named power driven means, and automatic means arranged to stop said first named power driven means upon completion of a predetermined period pf operation of said power driven means.

2. In an ironing'machine, the combinaan ironing table; power driven means for reciprocating one of said members; and power driven means for moving one of the said members toward the other member; manually operable starting means for said power driven means, and an automatic stop for the. power driven means arranged for e ective operation upon completion of a predetermined period of operation of said power driven means.

3. In: an ironing machine, the combination of an iron; an ironing table; power driven means for reciprocating one of said members; power driven means for moving one of said members toward. the other member; controlling means; for both of said power driven means, dependent on each i operator; and means tion of an ironing table; an iron; means for '.working means for actuating said couplings other so that said power driven means may be simultaneously started at the will or the to automatically stop said power driven means. 4:. In an ironing machine,

the'combination of an iron; an ironing table; powerdriven means for reciprocating said iron inone direction; and powerdriven means for reciprocating. said iron in a direction transverse to said direction; and controlling means manually operable tostart said first named means and arranged tostopthe same automatically.

5. In an ironing machine, the combination of an iron; an ironing table; power driven means for reciprocating said iron in one direction;and power driven means for reciprocating said iron in a direction transverse to said direction; and controlling means manually operable to start both said means and arranged vto stop the same automatically.

6. In an ironing machine, the combination of an iron; an ironing table; power, driven means for reciprocating said iron in one direction; "power driven means for reciprocating said iron in a. direction transverse to said direction; controlling means, for both of said power driven means, dependent on each other so that saidv power driven ineans may be started at the will of the, operator, and means to automatically stop said power driven means.

7 In an ironing machine, the combina-' tion of an ironing table; an iron; means for reciprocating said iron in a substantially horizontal plane; means for moving up and down said iron; and a common: drive for both of said means; and controlling mea s manually operable to start said first named means and.arranged't0 stop the same automatically. b i

8. In an ironing machine, the-combina-' reciprocating said iron in a substantially horizontal plane; means for moving up and down said iron; a common drive for both of v s means; and controlling 'meansmanual y operable to startboth said means .simultaneously and arranged to stop the same simultaneously. 1 I

9. In an ironing machine, the comhination of an ironing table; an iron; means for said common drive; and automatically separately aswell as together. 10. In an-lroning machine, the combination of an iron; power driven means for reeiprocating said iron in one direction; power (111K611 means for reciprocating said iron in of the operator a direction transverse to said direction; each said means being under the control of and a control device common to both of said means. I

1-7. In an ironing machine; a. machine frame; an ironing table; a guide piece suspended in up and down but not shiftable laterally; an iron supported by said guide piece and capable of being reciprocated therein in a substantially horizontal plane; power driven means for forcing sidewise and straightening out of the toggle-levers; and power said ironing table; an iron guided in and 10 end of 1ts reciprocating movements, in'a d1- driven means for reciprocating said iron.

. rection transverse to said direction, and con- 18 'n an ironing machine, a machine trolling means manually operable to start frame; an ironing table, a guide piece susboth said means and arranged to stop the pended by the lntermedlary of toggle-levers same automatically. on said frame, and capable of being moved 12. 11 an ironing machine, the combinaup and down but not shiftable laterally an tion 0 an iron, an ironing table, power 1ron supported by said gulde piece and ca driven -means for reciprocating sald iron, pable of being reclprocated therein in a sub power driven means for moving up and stantially horizontal plane; means for forcdown saidiron, and controlling means maningsidewise and straightening out of the 20 ually operable to start both said means and toggle-levers; means for reciprocating said arranged' to stop the same automatically iron; and a driving shaft for both of said after a predeterminable num er of recipromeans; said first named means consisting of cations of said iron. a. ar engaging the middle oints of said tog- 13. In an ironing machine, the combinagleevers and being connected to a rocking 25 tion of an iron; an ironing table; power ever cooperating with a cam disk of said c driven means for reciprocating said iron driving shaft.

. in one direction; power driven means for re- 19. In an ironing machine, a machine ciprocating said iron in a direction transframe; an ironing table; a guide piece susverse to said direction; and controlling pended by the intermediary of toggle-levers 30 means operable manually to start both said on said frame and capable of being moved means simultaneously and arranged to' stop up and down but not shiftable laterally; an

e same slmultaneously after a predeteriron supported by said guide piece and camlnable number of reclprocations of sald pable of being reciprocated therein in a subiron., stantially horizontal plane; means for forc- 35 14. In an ironing machine, the combinaing sidewise and straightening out of the tion of an iron; an ironing table, power toggle-levers; means for reciprocating said driven means for reciprocating one of said iron; and a common driving shaft for both members; power driven means for moving of said means; said first named means con- 1 one of said members toward the other memsisting of a bar engaging the middle joints 40 ber; and controlling means manually operof said toggle-levers and being connected to able to start the first named means and ara rocking lever cooperating with a cam disk ranged to stop the same automatically after of said driving shaft; said second named a. predeterminable number of reciprocations means consisting of an eccentric mounted on w of said reciprocating member. said drivingshaft and being connected to 5 In an ironing machine, the combinasaid iron.

tion of i an iron; an ironing table; power 20. In an ironing machine, a machine driven means for reciprocating one of said frame; an ironing table; a guide in said mamembers; power driven means for moving chine frame substantially perpendicular to "one of said members toward the other memsaid ironing table; a guideepiece movable 50 er; and controlling means manually, op-- along said guide; a guide-way in said guideerable to start both said means and arranged piece substantially parallel to said ironing to stop the same automatically after a pretable; an iron supported by said guide-piece determinable number of reciprocations of and capable of being reciprocated in said said reciprocating member. 7 guide-way; and means for reciprocating said 55 16. ii an ironing machine, a machine guide-piece along the guide of the machine frame, an ironing table, a guide piece susframe and the iron along the guide-way of pended on said frame and capable of being said guide-piece. moved up and down but not shiftable lat- 21. In an ironing machine, a machine erally;aniron supported bysaid guide piece frame; a substantially horizontal ironing and capable of being reciprocated therein table; a substantially vertical guide in said in a substantially horizontal. plane; and machine frame; a guide-piece movable along p'ower driven means for moving up and said guide; means to move said guide-piece down said guide piecenand for reciprocating up and down along said guide; a guide-way said iron. in said guide-piece substantially parallel to machine frame; a guide-plece movable along ARTHUR HAMMER.

means to reciprocate said iron along said to, reciprocate said iron along said--guide-" guide-way. way.

22. In an 1ron1ng machine, a machine In test mony whereof we have signed ourframe; a substantlally horizontal ironing names to this specification in the presence of 15 table; a substantially verpical guide in said two subscribing witnesses.

said guide and suspended on said machine FRITZ EGERSDGRFER a frame; means to move said guide-piece up V and down. along said guide; a'guide-way in Witnesses:

said guide-piece substantially parallel to said HENRY HASPEIQ,

ironing table; an iron guided in and 'means WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

